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Tyler Kendall

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A “cowardly” driver who left a mother and her 11-year-old daughter for dead after smashing into their car has been jailed.

Tyler Kendall, 22, has been sentenced to six years for killing 30-year-old Vikki Jones after speeding into her car at “motorway speeds” in Wood Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, at around 10.10pm on September 22, 2017.

Kendall was caught on CCTV hitting speeds of up to 75 mph in his BMW as he raced around the streets prior to the collision.

He then ran off after the crash - which left a young girl with serious arm injuries - before calling police a few hours later to hand himself in.

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Darielle Williams and Kayne Robinson

Two men who were convicted of the murder of an innocent father-of-four in a gangland revenge killing have been jailed for life.

Mekel Sterling, 36, was killed with a sub-machine gun as as he stood outside a Costcutter store in Great Hampton Row, Hockley, on September 13 last year.

Birmingham Crown Court heard it was a revenge killing following a shooting the previous day and involved a feud between the Johnson Crew and Burger Bar gangs and their off-shoots.

On Friday, Darielle Williams, 23, of Attingham Drive, Dudley and the driver, 24-year-old Kayne Robinson, of Roseberry Street, Winson Green, were jailed for life with a minimum of 33 years after being found guilty of his murder.

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Anna Costin

A Midland woman who escaped a prison sentence after falsely accusing multiple men of raping her has been jailed for four years on appeal.

Anna Costin, 30, reported to police in early 2016 seven allegations against four men - four of rape, two of sexual assault and one of assault.

However, her claims soon began to unravel after police discovered one of the men was away on holiday at the time Costin claimed he had raped her, while another proved he had been home watching TV during the made-up assault.

In January, Costin was given a three-year community order by the Shrewsbury Crown Court after pleading guilty to seven counts of doing act intending to pervert the course of justice.

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Daniel Toms and Adil Iqbal

Gangsters have been jailed over a spate of break-ins - including one in which a schoolgirl was left cowering under a table at they tried kicking their way in.

Daniel Toms, 26, and Adil Iqbal, 20, stole tens of thousands of pounds-worth of jewellery, electrical and other valuables during a violent crime-spree.

In one harrowing incident, a schoolgirl who was home alone in Knowle hid beneath a desk as they tried kicking open the front door as her parents walked a dog.

The pair fled empty-handed from addresses in Chatsworth Drive, Dorridge, and Astor Drive in Moseley, on October 19 before smashing their way inside a house in Baldwins Lane, Hall Green, where they took valuables and two sets of car keys.

Atif Qasim

Police officers were lying in wait to pounced and arrest two dangerous drivers following a 90mph street race in Birmingham.

Footage was captured on police dash-cam showing the moment VW Golf driver Atif Qasim flew over an island on the A47 Heartlands Parkway, near Star City, while racing a BMW.

And 20-year-old Qasim has become the first motorist jailed for flouting an injunction banning ‘car cruising’ in the region after West Midlands Police traffic cops caught him racing at breakneck speeds.

Officers pounced on the evening of March 25 as part of Operation Hercules − the force’s response to tackling street racers − gave pursuit and quickly pulled over Qasim and BMW driver Sajad Hussain.

Both were arrested and charged with breaching the city-wide High Court order which outlaws street racing and wider anti-social behaviour like riding in convoy, performing stunts, or revving engines, blaring horns and playing loud music at vehicle gatherings.

Adam Khan and Sol Powles

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Two men have been handed long jail terms after police found a loaded gun hidden under one of their beds.

Adam Khan and Sol Powles first came to the attention of the police after members of the public suspected they were dealing drugs and pointed them out to officers patrolling Birmingham’s Arcadian, last November.

After a search, 19-year-old Powles was found to have wraps of cannabis and cocaine stashed away in his boxer shorts while a cannabis grinder and nine wraps of cannabis were found on 20-year-old Khan.

A specialist team then discovered a loaded revolver wrapped in a bandana and stashed under a bed, when they executed a warrant at Khan’s home in Outmore Road, Sheldon.

Matthew Moseley

A man who pressured his 14-year-old son to take the blame for a murder he committed has been jailed for at least 26 years.

Tree surgeon Matthew Moseley, 50, shot Lee Holt, 32, dead before he handed the firearm to son Thomas and told him to tell police he was the one who pulled the trigger outside their home near Accrington, Lancashire, last October.

Thomas made the fake confession and his father stayed silent as the teenager was arrested and led away in handcuffs.

The teenager later changed his account of the incident in Barnard Close, Oswaldtwistle, and told police that his father was in fact the shooter but the defendant maintained his innocence.

Last week Moseley was found guilty of murder by a jury at Preston Crown Court following a three-week trial. On Tuesday, at the same court, he was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum term of 26 years.

Leon Taylor

A man wanted for recall to prison was found hiding in a wardrobe by police.

Leon Taylor, 22, was due to be sent back to jail in connection with a wounding with intent offence in 2014.

Officers out attending to an unrelated matter found him acting suspiciously and hiding in a wardrobe.

He is now back behind bars but no more details of how and where he was found were available.

Springfield Police tweeted about the incident, writing: “PC Williams while on an unrelated enquiry came across a male who was behaving suspiciously -(hiding in a wardrobe) - turned out he was wanted for recall to prison.

“He is now in custody and his room is being prepared at HMP Birmingham for tonight.”